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celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 31 Dec

Tonight, Times Square in New York City will be filled with scads of people again, there to bring in the New Year. This celebration has been going on since 1907 and the ball they will be dropping has gotten several upgrades since...

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What Drops in Your State for New Years?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 31 Dec 24

Many states have a drop like they do in Times Square in New York. Like the peach in Georgia. Here in Idaho we have "GlowTato" that is dropped at the state capitol on New Year's Eve here in Boise. So what drops in your state?

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Interesting Facts About New Year's

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 30 Dec 24

I enjoy researching and finding interesting facts about a given holiday or other interesting subject matter. I have compiled what I found to be interesting facts about our upcoming New Year's time. Happy New Year to you all. *...

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Facts About the History of New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 27 Dec 22

About 4,000 years ago the Babylonians celebrated the New Year but it wasn't in the winter as it is now. It was celebrated in the spring. The annual ball drop in New York's Time square started in 1907. Then it was a 5-foot-wide...

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Heavenly Pizza

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 5 Jan 19

I am sure that the very last place you would expect to have pizza would be at a church. If you are in New York City and touring Times Square you will see and smell the delicious aroma coming from John’s Pizza. What you probably...

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NYPD find an engagement ring that fell into a utility grate

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122209) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Dec 18

A couple from England had a bittersweet Friday night in Times Square when the guy was proposing to his girlfriend when he dropped the ring on an utility grate that fell down underground. When the couple asked the New York Police...

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Something you don't see every day - a swarm of bees in Times Square yesterday

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52174) • Staten Island, New York 29 Aug 18

A swarm of bees, probably thousands, were sitting on top of an umbrella of a hot dog stand in Times Square and then they started flying around everywhere. In one of the videos where they are flying everywhere people seem to be...

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Favorite Soundtrack Albums #10 - Times Square

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43617) • Denver, Colorado 22 Sep 17

Since I usually do two music series at the same time, I figure it's high time to start a new one, a countdown of, instead of focusing on particular songs, my Favorite Soundtrack Albums. As always, we'll begin at #10: Times Square....

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The Times Square crash driver wanted to rub out everyone.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122209) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 May 17

Richard Rojas, 26, who has been charged one count with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder when he allegedly (innocent until proven guilty in a court of law) drove his automobile on the sidewalk in New York City New York...

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Temple of Baal To Be Erected In Times Square NY, London and Thousands of Cities All Over The World.

WhatsHerName @PrarieStyle (2486) • United States 11 Apr 16

Well now they're saying the NY one was canceled because of Christians. I don't believe it though, I think they'll just sneak it up some other time. The original Temple was used for baby sacrifices and homosexual orgies. The...

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There is Always The Clean Up

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 1 Jan 16

Another year of the ball falling at midnight in Times Square. Over a million people pack the square, some coming as early as morning of the 31st. Over 2,000 pounds(one ton) of confetti all over the area. Did you know that in 2014...

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Today is "Good Riddance Day"

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 28 Dec 15

I had no clue what this was until I saw the segment on the news this morning. It is Monday, December 28th and it is 'Good Riddance Day'. If you are in New York City you head over to Times Square (yes, where the ball will drop on...

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My Nephew Lives in NYC and I Fear for His Safety

hofferp @hofferp (4734) • United States 2 May 10

Car Bomb Scares Times Square By TOM HAYS and CRISTIAN SALAZAR, Associated Press Writers Tom Hays And Cristian Salazar, Associated Press Writers – 12 mins ago NEW YORK – Police found an "amateurish" but potentially powerful...

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Sarah Palin hits town,but is it

curlyshirley @curlyshirley (24) 23 Sep 08

On Monday there she was doing the rounds,walking in Madison square garden,Times square,Rockefeller centre and Washington square park.People stared,cheered and waved,and hounded her for her autograph.There was just one catch,it...

NYC Bombing At Recruiting Station In Times Square

olivemai @olivemai (4738) • United States 6 Mar 08

What do you think about the recent bombing of a recruiting station in New York City's Times Square? It happened early Thursday morning. No injuries were reported.

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Fireworks or Gunshots?

sojournseeker @sojournseeker (1244) • United States 31 Dec 07

As the ball dropped closer and closer to the pedestal bottom, the new led crystals replacing small bulbs giving off more illumination than in past years, the crowd of people venturing out and around all of Times Square and bam it...

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Have You Ever Lived In New York City?

coolchic101 @coolchic101 (848) • United States 3 Mar 07

If so, how long did you live there? If not, have you ever visited NYC? What do you like about NYC and dislike about it? Give your honest opinions!

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What sort of things do you collect?

hitzphillygirl @hitzphillygirl (1235) • United States 22 Jan 07

Why do you collect them? How long have you been collecting them for?I collect Cabbage Patch Kids and merchandise. I got my first CPK doll for my first Christmas. I've gotten one every Christmas since then. Sometimes I'll also get...

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Would you ever go to Times Square to bring in the New Year?

lloydanthony111 @lloydanthony111 (4698) • United States 31 Dec 06

Hundreds of thousands of revelers are expected to flood Times Square on Sunday evening for to bring in the new year. Has anyone every watched the ball drop in Times Square? Would you be concerned about something bad...

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New Year's eve

flyingMonkeys @flyingMonkeys (9) • United States 28 Dec 06

Has anyone ever been in Times Square for New year's eve party? If so, how did you prepare for the cold and the long day of waiting? Please give me some advice.

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